Monday, July 16, 2012

Usually after each deployment my ASP.NET MVC (Razor view) site I have a little mess with cached JavaScript and CSS files. Sometimes user's browsers show unappropriated view or some client functionality doesn't work.
Yeah, it is very easy to fix - just clear browser cache or reload JavaScript and CSS files (press CTRL+F5). But I want user to avoid this annoying action moreover not all users are so familiar with PC to know this trick.

My friend Mykhailo found nice solution for this. If I add parameter to JavaScript's url and will change parameter's value after each deployment. Browser will recognize it as other script and will update file.
So now I should add something like "?v=xxxx" to all links of CSS and JavaScript files in my project and keep in mind it for future links. Looks not really smart solution doesn't it?
First of all I want to say that I set JavaScript and CSS files in "Razor" style. For instance:

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I am a software developer. I like programming and creating something new and useful. I work with ASP.NET MVC technology. I spend my free time creating Windows Phone applications and studying something new.